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  • About
    • Purpose of this manual
    • Definitions
  • Safety
    • Hazard and risks
      • Asbestos
      • Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
      • Fire protection
      • Electrical safety
      • Sharps safety
      • Food safety
      • Lone worker
      • Dogs at sporting events
    • First aid
    • Manual handling
    • Personal protective equipment and clothing
    • Accident and incident reports
    • Insurance
    • Safety forms
      • Incident accident reporting form
      • Risk assessment form for community and recreation facilities
      • Safe disposal of needles and sharps
  • Committee
    • Management options for council facilities
    • What is my role?
      • Delegation of authority
      • Criteria for appointment as a council delegate
    • Code of Conduct and disputes
    • Creating an operating committee
      • Meetings
    • Position descriptions
      • Chairperson
      • Secretary
      • Treasurer
      • Booking Officer
      • Volunteer Safety Officer
    • Member contact information
    • Volunteer recognition
    • Workshops, induction and training
    • Signing on and off
  • Administration
    • Checklist for sending information
    • Finance
      • Financial statement
    • Hiring
    • Keys for facilities
    • Purchasing and procurement
    • Insurance
    • Electricity accounts
      • Electricity - frequently asked questions (FAQ)
    • Fees and charges
  • Guidelines
    • Environment
      • Waste
      • Electricity
      • Water
      • Noise
      • Drainage
    • Capital works
    • Fundraising
    • Smoke-free areas
    • Car parking
    • Advertising
    • Field closure
  • Maintenance
    • Curating of turf wicker
    • Equipment
    • Field closure maintenance
    • Goal posts
    • Irrigating fields
    • Line-marking fields
    • Maintenance responsibilities
    • Movable goal posts
    • Planting and removal of trees and shrubs
    • Playing courts
    • Top dressing and fertiliser
  • Contact us
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Safety

Hazard and risks

Identifying and responding to hazards and addressing safety with respect to electrics, sharps, food handling, lone workers, and dogs at sporting events.

First aid

General information and an item checklist for first aid kits.

Manual handling

Information around identifying and responding to risks and correct manual handling principals and techniques (SPLAT).

Personal protective equipment and clothing

A list of the personal protective equipment (PPE) required when undertaking any outdoor activities at Council facilities.

Accident and incident reports

The immediate actions which need to happen during and after an accident or incident occurring and in the case of a 'near hit.'

Insurance

Information on Council's insurance policies and how they relate to managing a facility.

Safety forms

All safety forms are listed on this page.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We remember and respect the Ancestors who cared for and nurtured this Country. It is in their footsteps that we travel these lands and waters. Lake Macquarie City Council acknowledges the Awabakal people and Elders past, present and future.

Contact us

Lake Macquarie City Council

126-138 Main Road,
Speers Point, NSW 2284

Box 1906, Hunter Region
Mail Centre, NSW 2310

Phone 02 4921 0333
Email [email protected]

Local number for Wyee residents 02 4357 1999
Telephone Interpreting Service 131 450 
National Relay Service 133 677

ABN: 81 065 027 868

 

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